Terror

An intense, unpleasant emotion arising from death awareness, or from stimuli that arouse mortality salience (i.e. reminders of one’s eventual, impending death). Contrast with fear and horror. See also Terror Management Theory.

Reference:

Hirschberger, G., Florian, V., & Mikulincer, M. (2005). Fear and compassion: A terror management analysis of emotional reactions to physical disability. Rehabilitation Psychology, 50(3), 246-257. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0090-5550.50.3.246

Hayes, J., Schimel, J., Arndt, J., & Faucher, E. H. (2010). A theoretical and empirical review of the death-thought accessibility concept in terror management research. Psychological Bulletin, 136(5), 699-739. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0020524